Maguire found US Women's Open at Pebble Beach 'a really tough test'

 Leona Maguire went into the weekend as one of the contenders under par but couldn’t maintain the fairways-and-greens standard of her first two rounds as the oceanside course firmed up in the California sun.

TOUGH TEST:  Leona Maguire of Ireland plays her shot from the 18th tee during the third round of the 78th U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Pic: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Leona Maguire couldn’t mount a Sunday charge at Pebble Beach and ultimately faded to a tied-31st result with a 77 to finish at 7-over par in the U.S. Women’s Open.

Maguire went into the weekend as one of the contenders under par but couldn’t maintain the fairways-and-greens standard of her first two rounds as the oceanside course firmed up in the California sun.